Feminine Troubles

[desertvixen]

 Does anyone have any suggestions for what to do about low-level period cramps that feel like empty stomach cramps?  It's not exactly painful, so much as it is uncomfortable and distracting.

 Aleve (my usual go-to for painkiller) isn't doing much - eating makes it go away some but it keeps coming back.

 Heating pads have never done much for me, although sometimes Hector will come lay on my stomach and that helps.  :)

 Any suggestions?

 DV

Comments

[xinef.livejournal.com]

Sorry no suggestions, just a question. If these are relatively new, have you had a checkup just to be sure they are not a symptom of anything more serious?

[desert-vixen.livejournal.com]

I've been having some issues since I restarted BC after the deployment - I stopped taking it there because a) no need and b) we were taking a daily antibiotic anyway and c) they made us go for pills and not patches due to climate.

However, I've had an exam in the meantime, and she didn't find anything out of the norm.

Some months it is worse than others. I'm wondering if stress is contributing.